From the end of 2023, until the beginning of 2025, I was leading a piece of research titled Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity for the New...
Further Education colleges are already driving innovation every day, yet their contribution remains largely invisible in national policy. Elaine Baxter explores why recognising, supporting and...
Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) student Mohammed (Mo) Mahmood has achieved national recognition at the prestigious Enginuity Skills Awards 2025, taking home not one…
The Best Start in Life strategy will see a fundamental step change in how the government drives up quality in early education, ensures places are…
Speech delivered by Skills Minister Jacqui Smith at the University of Oxford on higher education reform, access and participation and working with the FE sector…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 804: 5th July 2025 | Apprenticeship Lessons from Ireland. This week in Gavin’s Reflective he deep dives into International apprenticeship…
Aspiring young goalkeepers will soon have access to the UK’s first dedicated further education and goalkeeping academy, through a new partnership between Capital City College…
Large and small companies recognised for their apprenticeship programmes, creating opportunities and driving growth. Employers across the country have been recognised by the government for…
Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has welcomed a new agreement which strengthens the ongoing relationship for electrical apprentice training in Scotland. The Scottish Joint…
A talented student’s commitment to sustainability earned her a prestigious new award in the world of hospitality. Victoria Royer, a learner at Coleg Cambria, was…
Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) is celebrating exceptional apprenticeship success, having secured a place among the top 10 apprenticeship providers in the UK. The…
England is facing chronic skills shortages and apprenticeships can play a key role in closing this gap. However, while there is some very good provision…
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